surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
series of battles; successive battles
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
of no interest; not interested
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
kindergartener; preschooler
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
higher rank; better position
cannot be compared with; no match for
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
long ago; a long time ago; already
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to raise one's voice; to shout
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty